Ralph Glenmore

RALPH GLENMORE is a native of Washington DC. He began his studies in the arts at McKinley Technology High School as a Visual Art Major. Joined the DC Youth Chorale under direction of Edward Jackson and the D.C. Repertory Dance Theater under direction of Mike Malone. He continued his studies at The Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Howard University and The Juilliard School. He was a principal dancer with The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater under the direction of Alvin Ailey. Touring the world and working with choreographers Alvin Ailey, Donald Mykayle, Talley Beatty, Judith Jamison, Bill T Jones and Arnie Zane, Billy Wilson, Jennifer Mueller, Ulysses Dove, George Faison and John Butler. His Broadway credits include A Chorus Line, Bubblin’ Brown Sugar, Reggae and Bob Fosse’s Dancin’. He has worked as Instructor, Rehearsal Director, Stage Manager and Choreographer with The Lula Washington Dance Theater, The Debbie Allen Dance Academy, The Robinson Project, The Horton Summer Intensive Daytona Community College and The Movement of Agape. He was also Resident Dance Supervisor for Disney’s The Lion King Los Angeles Company. Most recently he has worked with the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, The Dance Institute of Washington, the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and is now a professor of Jazz Dance at American University. Examples of his visual art can be seen online at www.glenmoreart.com